The Better Travel Photography range of travel photography tours are bespoke photographic holidays, designedand led by Steve Davey with land arrangements by some of the biggest names in the adventure travel industry. They draw on Steve's years of experience and intimate knowledge of some of the most fascinating and evocative parts of the planet.

"Your love of photography and travel is infectious and I can honestly say I have never laughed or learnt so much on a holiday before!"

This comment from a recent tour more than anything sums up what Steve is trying to achieve with these tours. Yes, we want people to learn as much as possible about photography, but it is also supposed to be enjoyable!

These travel photography trips will benefit your photography in a number of ways. Firstly you will be exploring some of the most incredible and photogenic parts of the world on a tour designed around photography and maximising the photographic opportunities. You will also be in the company of other keen photographers, benefitting from their enthusiasm and experience and certainly not look down upon for wanting to spend time taking pictures. Lastly you will benefit from the expert tuition and encouragement from Steve Davey - a professional travel photographer. Steve mixes nightly illustrated talks, personal tuition and practical demonstrations so you learn more about travel photography than you ever thought possible.

The land arrangements for these tours are provided by some of the most established names in the adventure travel industry, giving you the benefits of their experience as well as Steve's knowledge as a professional photographer.

Better Travel Photography range of Photography Tours As Steve is trying to juggle his professional and family life with running these tours we are only planning four or five departures a year. The key for these trips is coming up with unique and stimulating travel photography experiences, so the itineraries and destinations will regularly change. Each of these photo trips explores the highlights of the area and we are trying to schedule in order to visit a different festival or unique cultural event with each departure: giving us the greatest possible cultural experience, as well as a fantastic opportunity for shooting portraits and local colour

Impressions of Ethiopia 2019Our inaugural tour to Ethiopia was an incredible success, and I can't wait to head back to this most ascinating country. Ethiopia is probably the most historic and cultural country in Sub-Saharan Africa. We are timing our trip to take in the atmospheric Ethiopian Easter celebrations at the unparalleled town of Lalibela. To see more click here.

Impressions of Morocco 2019We have probably had more tours to Morocco than any other destination, and it is one of my favourite countries in the World. Not only is is it incredibly photogenic, it is also very close to Europe! We have arranged this tour to be shorter and cheaper than many of our recent offerings, but it will still visit a wealth of exciting places: exotic Marrakech, relaxed coastal Essaouria, the remote Toubkal Mountains, historic Ait Benhaddhou - and we will even spend a night under the stars in the Sahara Desert! To see more click here.

Impressions of Japan 2019Our first trip to Japan is also the first trip lead by someone other than Steve: photographer Jamie Marshall. This exciting itinerary takes in many of the highlights of this fascinating country, as well as a few hidden gems. We will visit historic Kyoto, Hiroshima as well as vibrant Yokyo. Photographically we will include many ancient temples, a forest monastery, reflected views of Mount Fuji, the famous floating gate at Itsukushima and the Orange gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine. To see more click here.

assignment: Holi 2020

The first of our new series of assignment: tours will see us returning to the vibrant and colourful Indian festival of Holi. Our assignment: tours will emulate the way that a professional photographer would approach a commission. They will be hard work, and in the case of Holi, crowded and messy, but will represent a great way to approach a particular festival or place. As well as covering Holi in incredible depth, we will also look for tigers in Ranthambore and photograph the Taj Mahal at sunrise and sunset. To see more click here.

About Our Photography Tours

The tours are primarily designed around photography and we aim to visit as many places as possible in the best light and spend as much time as we can taking pictures. On one of these trips you will learn more about travel photography that you ever thought possible. But these tours are about more than photography and learning: we also aim to give you an enjoyable holiday where you can explore, relax, interact with locals and see some of the amazing highlights that your destination has to offer.

All land arrangements are provided by some of the biggest names in the adventure travel industry, and they handle payments, meaning you are fully protected by their travel industry bonding.

Learn Travel Photography

On one of Steve Davey's photo tours you will be shown as many photographic opportunities as possible and receive custom tuition in all aspects of travel photography. Steve mixes illustrated talks most evenings, group practical demonstrations, individual tuition and photo critiques to tailor learning to your own needs and interests. Although primarily for people who want to learn more about Digital Travel Photography, you will learn a vast amount if you still shoot film.

Travelling with other keen photographers, allows you to benefit from their enthusiasm and also be in a picture-taking environment where your hobby will not just be tolerated, but actively encouraged and by other members of the group.

Steve Davey is a professional travel photographer and writer, whose work appears in magazines, newspapers and websites all over the world. He is the author of the bestselling Unforgettable Places To See Before You Die and Unforgettable Islands to Escape To Before You Die (BBC Books). These books have sold around 500,00 copies and ben translated into some 30 language editions. More...

Steve recently published Footprint Travel Photography (Footprint Books), a major title covering everything you would ever want to know about travelling with a camera. This book is sponsored by Intrepid Travel and Nikon UK More...

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Our tours have been featured in The Telegraph, Metro, The Sunday Times & Mail on Sunday